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Nhc Healthcare - Garden City

9405 Hwy 17 Bypass, Garden City, SC 295768436502213Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 148Avg. daily residents: 136Chain: National Healthcare Corporation (69 facilities)County: Horry

The complete public record on Nhc Healthcare - Garden City, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Garden City, South Carolina, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. South Carolina average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Nhc Healthcare - Garden City holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $4,147 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.43 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.83)
0.52 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.63)
2.92 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
39.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (45.9)
37.5% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

April 1, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
0 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (3.7)
4 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$4,147 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($14,211)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

13 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
January 9, 20250761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 9, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 9, 20250759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 9, 20250760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.